Archive for February, 2007

Does Jogging Increase Knee Arthritis Risk?

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Many people fear that doing jogging and other high impact exercises can increase their odds of eventual knee arthritis. It’s a popular belief.
Guess what? It doesn’t appear to be true, at least according to recent studies.
The study followed participants over nine years. Their average age was 53, so old enough to experience problems during the [...]

When the Weight isn’t Dropping Fast Enough

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

You diet. You exercise. But you just can’t get your weight down as fast as you’d like. What do you do?
First of all, what’s your goal? If you think you can lose a couple pounds a week, think again. You can lose it that fast if it’s just water weight, but for healthy, consistent long [...]

Balancing Fitness and a Busy Work Schedule

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

One of the big obstacles to keeping up with a solid fitness routine for many people is work. Having to work extra hours often means cutting out the time at the gym, the evening walk or whatever exercise you try to work in on a regular basis.
Sometimes you do just have to accept that a [...]

Another Health and Fitness Resource

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

I always like getting my fitness news from a variety of sources, so I thought I would share another one today. They share a variety of health articles news articles.
The articles themselves are short and easy to read, except for the webmaster’s tendency to center everything. Yes, all paragraphs are centered, which makes it just [...]